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What is up guys, Karma Medic here and welcome back to another DOS.
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If you're new to the channel, hi my name is Nasser and I'm now a third year medical student studying at King's College London.
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Today's video is all about why I study in 4 hour blocks.
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And I'm not talking about 4 hours of half studying, a little bit of procrastinating and chilling here and there.
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I'm talking about 4 hours of productive efficient studying in a row.
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Now usually when people find out
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that I study in four hour blocks as opposed to 25 minutes
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or one hour two hour even three hour blocks Most of them tell me that's not possible.
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There's no way you can stay focused for
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that long You probably aren't efficient You're probably wandering in your mind and things like that But honestly, I genuinely study for four hours in a row and I'm motivated
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and I'm productive and I'm efficient And I'm gonna explain all of
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that in today's video I'm gonna explain two things one why I study in four hour blocks
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and two how I study in four hour blocks
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So let's tackle the why first when I sit down on my desk over here
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or in the library in order to study What is my goal?
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My goal is to complete as much work as possible to be as productive
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and as efficient as possible Now me personally when I get into the zone for studying, I don't want to leave that zone.
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I don't want to get up I don't want to procrastinate I don't want to change what it is
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that I'm doing because I've already done the most difficult part of sitting down to study
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Which is to get into the studying mood and zone
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and the more breaks that I take
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or reasons I give myself to get up
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and off of my desk That's another opportunity for me to have to get back into the studying zone, which I don't want to do So generally speaking
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when I'm studying for exams I do two four-hour blocks in my day from 9 till 1
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and from 3 till 7 and
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that way I only have to enter the studying mood two times once at 9 a.m
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and once at 1 p.m Now this is the main reason
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that I personally don't use the Pomodoro timer
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because every 25 minutes It's basically giving me an excuse
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and encouraging me to check my phone or to chill or to get up off my desk or whatever
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which is inevitably going to lead to me procrastinating and doing something for longer than just five minutes.
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One thing that I really like about my method of doing two four-hour blocks in my day is
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that I'm done pretty much all the work that I need to do by 7 p.m.
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Now imagine doing eight hours of productive and useful work and also being done by 7 p.m.
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That leaves so much free time in order for you to do anything else that you want.
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That can be exercise, socializing with friends, playing video games, making YouTube videos, or basically anything.
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You just give yourself a lot of free time and still do lots and lots of work during the day.
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Now I understand obviously different studying techniques and timetables and schedules and whatever work for different people.
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I'm just saying as far as maximizing efficiency, if you condense all of the work that you have to do into the beginning part of the day, that leaves a lot of hours at the end of the day for you to do whatever you want.
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Alright I think I've preached long enough now about why I
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really like my four-hour block method now let me tell you how it is
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that I can actually stay focused and work for four hours in a row.
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I'm gonna break this down into five key sections.
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The first is to plan the night before
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and what I mean by this is that
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when I wake up in the morning and I know that I'm gonna start studying at 9 a.m.
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I've already decided exactly what it is that that I'm going to do at 9 a.m., which means that there's no friction or no time wasted in trying to figure out what do I need to study,
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what have I done enough of, what is left for me to do, et cetera, et cetera.
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I've already decided that and planned it the night before.
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So when I sit down at 8.59, I start exactly at nine and I can get immediately into the studying zone.
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That is actually really, really key.
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If you're struggling to get into the study zone, have a predetermined plan of what it is that you're gonna do during that time.
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For example, tomorrow at 9 a.m., I'm going to study for the US Emily exam, which is here.
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So tonight before I go to sleep, I'm going to open this book to the page
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that I'm going to be starting on tomorrow and I'm going to put a pen inside of it.
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That way tomorrow when I take this book, which is already laying on my desk in a nice and convenient place for me to begin work, I can literally flip open to the page of exactly where I'm going to start.
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On top of that, you can see on my desktop over here
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that I'm already going to go down to the video that I'm going to watch tomorrow morning.
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I'm going to open it
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and it's going to be ready just waiting for me to sit down hit play
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and begin work section number two Don't give yourself a reason to get up
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and away from your desk before I start work at 9 a.m.
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I've already made my cup of coffee I've gotten a couple of snacks
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and I've organized everything around me
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that I will possibly need in the next four hours So
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that I can minimize the amount of times
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that I need to get up and out of my chair The reason
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that I do this is because every time you get up
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and out of your chair You're giving yourself opportunity for distraction and reason for procrastination procrastination.
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For example, if I go to the kitchen, I'll make myself a snack or a drink, I'll knock on my sister's door and ask her what's going on, let's have a chat.
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Every time I leave my room and I leave that studying zone and studying environment, I'm giving myself reasons and excuses and opportunities for procrastination.
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Now this is going to be slightly controversial, I'm sure, but I honestly don't allow myself to get up
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and out of my desk until I've done an hour of studying.
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The thought process that I have in my mind is that
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if I haven't been able to sit down and do productive solid work for an hour, do I really deserve to go take a break?
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Do I really deserve to go procrastinate and fill up my drink and get more snacks or take some time off?
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No, I need to first do a bunch of productive work
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before I can even think about the idea of getting up and procrastinating.
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And usually when I push myself to stay that extra 15 minutes, I actually end up studying for another 30 minutes or 45 minutes
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or whatever before getting out of my chair
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because I want to finish for example the video that I'm doing
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or the section that I'm doing or the page
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that I'm writing I just give myself reasons to continue studying
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you know I'm almost done with this section I'm almost done
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with this video I'm almost done with blah blah blah blah blah
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and I just try my best to keep myself situated at my desk you know what now
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that I say all of this out loud I'm starting to sound a little bit crazy
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but just stay with me here the point of section number two is to only get up
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and off of your desk when you really need to.
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Section number three is for the love of God just get rid of your phone.
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Your phone is your worst enemy when it comes to studying time.
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If you hear any notification, if you hear a buzzing, if you even look at your phone or if you even think of your phone, you're so likely to just without even thinking reach over and grab it and check it.
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I'm guilty of doing this all the damn time and
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because I'm a human and I'm prone to checking my phone and getting all of these addicting notifications and numbers and messages,
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I have two ways in order to completely eliminate my phone from my studying environment.
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Step number one is to put your phone out of sight.
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If you can't see your phone, you're less likely to think of it, you're less likely to notice it, and you're just less likely to check it overall.
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Step number two is to put your phone out of reach.
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That creates a huge barrier.
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You have to now get up and move in order to get your phone, which I know sounds kind of stupid.
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You're probably like, oh, it's just two steps away over there on the bed.
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But the truth is when you're sitting down, any extra effort or friction you give yourself in order to go check your phone, you're gonna do it less often.
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Wow, I've been talking a lot this video.
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All right, section number four is about giving yourself rewards while you're studying.
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Genuinely, no joke, probably what gets me through studying sessions the most is the idea of rewarding myself with either something to drink
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or something to eat, or going out with my friends, or playing video games, or whatever just having these rewards
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that I make for myself that I can only unlock once I've done a certain amount of studying.
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For example, like I mentioned before, I literally don't allow myself to go get a refill of my coffee
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or brew a tea or anything like that until I've done at least an hour of studying.
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It's just now an ingrained rule in my head like, dude, you're not gonna have coffee or more tea unless you do more work.
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So you better get that done first if that's what you want to do.
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My mentality when it comes to doing four hour blocks is very simple.
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If I work from zero till two hours, well then all I have to do is do the exact same thing
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that I just did one more time
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And I'll be done with my four hour block It's the same thing like
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when I go for a 10k run if I run five kilometers in one direction away from my house Well, then I kind of have to run the other five kilometers in the opposite direction to get back home
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And that way
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when I sit down for a four hour block of studying
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really all I need to focus on is getting through the next two hours.
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Because once I've done two hours, well then I just have to repeat what I've already done and I'll be done with four hours.
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I know it sounds really simple and it sounds kind of stupid and you guys probably think I'm crazy right now.
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But if I just do two hours of studying then I can repeat what I've done and then I've reached my goal.
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Okay, and the fifth and final section is about setting standards for yourself.
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For me personally, once I've done a four-hour block of studying, I know that that is something that I am now capable of.
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And so next time I come to studying, if I study for three hours or two hours, then I'm like, well, this isn't really as best as I can do.
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This isn't pushing myself to my maximum efficiency or capacity.
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I've done a four-hour block before.
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That means that I'm capable of doing it again.
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And I keep up that standard and I keep studying four-hour blocks
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because I know that I can reach that level of capacity and productivity.
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It's the same thing like once I've done a 10 kilometer run I know
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that I'm capable of running 10 kilometers And so I keep running 10 kilometers every time because now that's my new baseline.
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That's what I'm capable of achieving I don't like to give myself excuses
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or reasons to do something at a lesser level than what
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I've done before I feel like I've done it once I'm capable of doing
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that and so I can keep up
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that standard Now obviously you can probably see with a slippery slope that comes along with this line of thinking.
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I'm not crazy I'm not a robot I obviously have times
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when I can't study for four hours if I follow everything
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that I'm saying about 80% of the time Then I'm doing a fantastic job
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because the other 20% is just real life things happen things come up You need to change
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and you need to be flexible, but this is my line of thinking This is my philosophy
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and this is what I try to upkeep as much as I possibly can.
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Okay, and that is it I hope you guys have found this video useful I hope you've enjoyed it
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And if you did please do leave a like on this video
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and subscribe to my channel to see more content from me in the future
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If you have any tips for how you like to study
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or know something that works very well for you and would like to share it with the rest of the community, please do so in a comment down below.
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I love reading and replying to all of your comments.
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And that is it for me.
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I will see you guys in the next video.
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Peace.
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What video are we doing today?
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Why I study in 4 hour blocks.
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Let's go.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Why I'm able to study 4 hours with NO breaks”. Las palabras que más se repiten: hour, studying, block, study. Este vídeo tiene 155 frases y 2368 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 9:59. El hablante habla rápido, unas 237 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| productive adjetivo | /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/ | productivo |
| procrastinate verbo | /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/ | hacer desidia, procrastinar |
| procrastination sustantivo | /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | desidia, dejar algo para más tarde, para mañana... |
| snack sustantivo | /snæk/ | tentempié, refrigerio |
| reward sustantivo | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | recompensa |
| friction sustantivo | /ˈfɹɪkʃən/ | fricción |
| notification sustantivo | /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ | notificación |
| genuinely adverbio | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/ | auténticamente, genuinamente |
| chill verbo | /tʃɪl/ | enfriar |
| leaf sustantivo | /lif/ | hoja, foja (desus.) |
| condense verbo | /kənˈdɛns/ | condensar |
| ingrain verbo | /ɪŋˈɡɹeɪn/ | arraigar |
| kilometre sustantivo | /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/ | kilómetro, quilómetro |
| predetermine verbo | /ˌpɹiːdɪˈtɝ.mɪn/ | predeterminar |
| refill sustantivo | /ˈɹiː.fɪl/ | refill, reservida |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| get up verbo | levantarse |
| sit down verbo | sentarse |
| keep up verbo | continuar con, continuar así |
| come up verbo | salir a relucir |
| end up verbo | terminar, ir a parar |
| figure out verbo | averiguar, captar |
| fill up verbo | llenar, repletar |
| find out verbo | averiguar, anoticiarse |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- I'm gonna break this down into five key sections.
- Wow, I've been talking a lot this video.
- I've done a four-hour block before.
- That means that I'm capable of doing it again.
- What video are we doing today?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've already done · I've preached · I've already decided |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | being done · is left · be done |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | exam, which is · book, which is |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | start studying · keep studying · keep running |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 107 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, I've, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: procrastination /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, friction /ˈfɹɪkʃən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, socialize /ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/, distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: procrastinate /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/, procrastination /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, kilometre /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: snack /snæk/, slippery /ˈslɪpəɹi/, slope /sloʊp/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: productive /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/, motivate /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/, inevitably /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/, productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/, convenient /kənˈviː.niənt/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: socialize /ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/, maximize /ˈmæksəmaɪz/, minimize /ˈmɪn.ɪˌmaɪz/, oppose /əˈpoʊz/, organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como productive, procrastinate, procrastination.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.